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The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
Springer 2008; US$ 189.99The 1755 earthquake and tsunami were influential not only in Portugal but in all European and North African countries where the devastating effects were felt. The entire world was deeply impressed and the discussion of its causes generated a large amount of scientific and metaphysical speculation. It inspired philosophers, poets and writers. The socio-economic... more...
1912
The Text Publishing Company 2012; US$ 34.99Chris Turney's 1912 is an entertaining and beautifully illustrated history. In 1912, five separate teams were exploring the Antarctic: Scott for Britain, Amundsen for Norway, Mawson for Australasia, Filchner for Germany and Shirase for Japan. The discoveries they made enthralled the world and forever changed the way we understand our planet. more...
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Earth
Quercus 2012; US$ 15.18This latest book in Quercus' bestselling "50 Ideas" series is a wonderfully accessible overview of the only place we know of in the universe that is capable of sustaining life. Expert popular science writer Martin Redfern covers all the natural processes of the Earth: climate, ocean currents, air currents, the elements, plate tectonics, fossils, the... more...
ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES (A 4-VOLUME SET) - VOLUME 28
World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 101.00This invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science. The information is vital to the understanding of the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the most populated... more...
ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES (A 4-VOLUME SET) - VOLUME 29
World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 127.00This invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science. The information is vital to the understanding of the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the most populated... more...
ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES (A 4-VOLUME SET) - VOLUME 30
World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 114.00This invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science. The information is vital to the understanding of the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the most populated... more...
ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES (A 4-VOLUME SET) - VOLUME 31
World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 101.00This invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science. The information is vital to the understanding of the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the most populated... more...
Abrupt Climate Change
Wiley 2013; US$ 120.00Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series. Abrupt Climate Change: Mechanisms, Patterns, and Impacts brings together a diverse group of paleoproxy records such as ice cores, marine sediments, terrestrial (lakes and speleothems) archives, and coupled ocean-atmosphere climate models to document recent advances... more...
Accretionary Prisms and Convergent Margin Tectonics in the Northwest Pacific Basin
Springer 2011; US$ 139.99Accretionary prisms in convergent margins are natural laboratories for exploring initial orogenic processes and mountain building episodes. They are also an important component of continental growth both vertically and laterally. Accretionary prisms are seismically highly active and their internal deformation via megathrusting and out-of-sequence faulting... more...
Acid in the Environment
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2007; US$ 79.99Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book focuses on important ecological impacts of acid deposition, the transboundary nature of the pollutants that cause acid rain, and domestic and international policies designed to reduce the emission of these pollutants. It is aimed at researchers, students, citizens, policy analysts, and others. more...









